Resident Health Quality » Northfield Hospital Long Term Care Center

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 3.9 10.6 30.2 23.1
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers * 9.1 4.8 6.3
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.4 6.5 3.0 4.0
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.0 15.4 11.1 10.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain * 25.8 24.9 24.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0 2.7 2.8 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 7.4 3.2 3.1 3.2
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function 90.6 94.7 83.7 86.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 34.7 23.4 33.9 31.6

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 0.0 7.4 12.9 8.5
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.8 7.7 13.3 8.8
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0 100.0 97.0 98.4
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder * * * 44.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 87.2 87.2 87.2 87.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 91.1 81.3 80.3 84.2
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html